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Five-term incumbent Robert Damon was ousted from the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Tuesday night, losing to Rudy Molera in the Democratic primary.

Molera, a former high school basketball and golf coach at Nogales High School, received almost two-thirds of the 1,113 votes cast in District 2, covering western Nogales and Rio Rico.

The results are unofficial pending the tally of provisional and late-arriving early ballots.

Damon, who had been on the Board of Supervisors since 1988, defeated Molera in 2004 when Molera ran as an independent.

Molera will face independent Alberto Verdugo in the Nov. 4 general election.

In Santa Cruz District 3, which covers Patagonia, Sonoita, Tubac and parts of Rio Rico, two-term incumbent John Maynard got 73 percent of the vote to beat Gene Earl in the Democratic primary. Maynard will face independent Juan Andres Ibarra in November.

Board Chairman Manny Ruiz, a Democrat, ran unopposed in District 1, which covers most of Nogales. He will face independent Joseph Wise in the general election.

Elsewhere in Santa Cruz County:

● Incumbent Suzi Sainz beat challenger Marcia Moreno in the Democratic primary for county recorder. She will face independent Valerie Scanlan in November.

● In Nogales, none of the eight candidates vying for three City Council seats received the 50 percent required for election.

The top vote-getters were Cesar Parada and former Councilwoman Olga Valdez, who received 41 and 40 percent of the votes, respectively. They, and four others, including current Councilman Armando Lopez, will compete in a runoff election Nov. 4.

Cochise County

Benson council members Kathy Suagee and Dianne Tipton were both soundly beaten in recall elections.

Suagee, in her second term, was beaten by Jo Deen Boncquet, a registered nurse who got 71 percent of the 845 votes cast.

Tipton, who was elected in 2007, got 27 percent in falling to challenger David Lambert, who received 73 percent of the vote.

Both recalls were the result of petitions submitted by 82-year-old Benson resident Carl Haupt.

Elsewhere in Cochise County:

● Bisbee voters overwhelmingly chose former Councilman Jack Porter to succeed Mayor Don Oertle, who decided not to run after a pair of two-year terms.

Porter got 63 percent of the vote in a five-person race. His nearest competitor was Betty Lindstrom at about 17 percent.

Incumbents Ken Budge, Luche Giacomino, Boyd Nicholl and Bennie Scott all retained their council seats, with Budge and Scott running unopposed.

● In Tombstone, challenger Dustin Escapule and incumbent Don Aiton finished first and second, respectively, in a four-person race for mayor. The pair will square off again in a runoff election in November.

● In Sierra Vista, incumbents Carol Dockter, Craig Johnson and Rick Mueller retained their seats.

● The Republican primary for county sheriff saw incumbent Larry Dever beat Bill Cloud by more than 2-to-1. He'll meet Democrat Norm Bradley in November.

Pinal County

Bryan Martyn won a three-way primary in his bid to become the first-ever Republican on the Pinal County Board of Supervisors. Martyn grabbed 52 percent of the vote in District 2, which encompasses the northeastern part of the county, and will face Democrat Mary Shope in the Nov. 4 general election.

The Board of Supervisors has been all-Democrats since its inception in 1911.

Elsewhere in Pinal County:

● Former state legislator Pete Rios claimed 54 percent of the vote to beat Mary Bateman Espinoza in the Democratic primary for supervisor in District 1, which includes Mammoth, Oracle, Red Rock, SaddleBrooke and San Manuel. Rios will face Republican Scott Venegas in November.

● Incumbent David Snider won 53 percent of the vote to beat Dennis Dugan in the Democratic primary for supervisor in District 3, which covers the Casa Grande area. Snider will square off against Republican Tom Hollenbach in the general election.

● Incumbent Chris Vasquez collected 63 percent of the vote to beat Jayme Valenzuela for the Democratic nomination for Pinal County sheriff. Vasquez will face Republican Paul Babeu in November.